Lost and For Sale Advertisements and Society Notes
Lost items include an umbrella and ring near the John Bow residence. A 2 seated Surrey with harness and a heavy single harness set are for sale or rental through the Journal office. A house and lot two blocks from the square, priced at 1250, is also offered. May 20 Lucy Mauthe hosted a tea party. various locals in Washington for errands, picnics, and a windmill erection are noted along with social visits and a piano solo by Miss Jessie Crookes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surrey
Journal Office
Tf House
Tf O. M. Keek
Journal
Lucy Mauthe
Myrtle Blick
Grant
Verdi
Wesley Myers
Washington
Greendycke Bros
I. M. Lewis
Gertrude Smith
Edith Wilson
Meadames
Ralph W. Dougherty
John B. MacCartney
Kathyren Wilson
Kathyren Smith
Jessie Crookes
Crawfordsville
Youth Taken Home Dead Drunk From Bar Footnotes
A sad case reports a young man brought home dead drunk from a city bar. His mother and brothers suffer worry as his brother has supported him and aided his upbringing. The piece urges timely warning against strong drink. Dr. Terry of Brighton learns his son Claude and wife are returning from Mexico to Iowa to practice locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Brighton
Claude Terry
Anne Burrell
Mexico
Gulf
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Burrell
Claude
Iowa
John Babcock
Chicago
Morehouse
Crawfords Ville
H. M. Eicher
W. ©. Williamson
Etna
Keokuk
Montgomery
J. C. McKay
Ives
Packwood
F. J. McKay
H E. McKay
Muscatine
SAFE BLOWERS STRIKE BANK AT BRANDER OHIO
Robbers wrecked the Mechanics bank in Brander Ohio early today and seized 10000 dollars before escaping on a hand car. Dynamite blew the safe and building. Another brief item reports two men killed on the river freighter Laurin with 2000 pounds of dynamite exploded and homes damaged. A third note confirms Lieut Col Micheler Miles military secretary died in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradner
Ohio
Mechanics Bank
Booneville
Burt Cripe
Steve Wilson
Laurin
Washington, D. C
Micheler
Miles
Platt Amendment Accepted by Cuban Constitutional Convention
The Cuban constitutional convention approved the Platt amendment by a 15 to 14 vote on the majority report with explanations. Radicals attacked Conservatives as traitors, Gomez defended the measure for independence and denounced opponents as perjurers, while several delegates urged retracting. Abstentions included Rivera and Brayo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiavana
Committee On Relations
Portuonde
Gomez
Tamayo
Tayamo
Castro
Robau
Mandaley
Aft
Gener
Portuondo
Lacret
Manduley
Cisneros
Ferrer
Fortun
E. Tamayo
Silva
Zayas
Aleman
Rivera
Brayo
Imitators of Pat Crowe Appear at Davenport
Davenport May 20 Police seek author of threatening letters to Mary Shaw granddaughter of George Shaw Cloquet Wis demanding 10000 dollars. A man confronted the girl here and repeated the demands but did not appear after she notified the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Mary Shaw
George 8. Shaw
Cloquet
Wis
Milwaukee Depot Likely at Cone Amid Watermelon Boom
Dispatch from Cone notes surveyors of the O M & St P have mapped south edge of town near the BRB GO Ro N lines and taken depot measurements. The route is favored boosting shipping of Wests water melons and sweet potatoes with over a thousand acres planted this year. Local social items follow including tea party invites and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Cone
BRB
Rain Dampens Pan-American Show as Gardeners Cheer
In Buffalo on May 20 the fifth straight day of rain dampens spirits at the Pan-American exposition while landscape gardeners praise the soggy weather for keeping tender plants vibrant. The rest of the items note varied 19th century reports including Reverend Lorimer’s Sabbath critique, a park custodian’s deer encounter in Urs, a Chicago railroad photo stop for the president’s party, and Senator Clark facing a $250,000 tax bill on his United Verde mine property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Iowa
Chicago and Northwestern
Des Moines
New Boone
W. A. Clark
United Verde Mine
Child Found Safe After Wandering From Home Near City
Mrs. Maggie Rittenhouse reported her three year old daughter wandered away from home seven miles northwest of the city near the timber. Frightened mother feared she had entered the woods and become lost. Relief followed when the child was found at neighbor Mr A H Young's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Rittenhouse
Banks to Close Tomorrow for Decoration Day
Local banks will observe Decoration Day by closing all branches tomorrow, affecting customers who planned deposits withdrawals and routine transactions. Community merchants remind residents to plan ahead for the holiday schedule and possible bank-closure delays.
Forty Cents Round Trip to Crawfordsville for Decoration Day
The B N W offers a forty cent round trip to Crawfordsville tomorrow for Decoration Day exercises. Trains will be held at night until the band concert ends, allowing attendees to participate in the event after travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mothers’ Club
Grammar Room
South Building
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E. C. Carris & CO
Baird & Johnson's
Reid Murdoch Co
Baird & Johnson
J. A. Cunningham’s Sons
Nicola Hardware & Furniture Co
John Bowman
Rh. R. Lane
Grace Mill
Ton
Humm
Mrs
Oliver Crawford
Will
Allie Rownd
Kate Wilson
P. EO. Society
Dell Hollingsworth
Geo Canfield
Eva Denny
Brander, C
Freigher
Henry Hull
Nelson
Platt
Gomes
Pat Crowe
Wesley Porter
Mack Moore
Effle Warren
Uticure
Great Melon
A. H. Wallace
L. H. Wallace
M. A. Hardin
Whiskey Run
Dr. Dewey
Nellie
J. A. Cunningham
Col. Bell
D. H. Ballard
Relief Corps
Jessie Crooks
Josephine Babcock
Alyce Fluke
Etna Williamson
Uating
East Side
Lemmon & Lewis
Lorimer
New York
American Sabbath Union
Elgin
Urs
aMy
David Walker
Lord’s Park
Order of United Workmen
Walker
Diana
Mftg. Co
WM. Blair & Son
Woodmen Hall
R. R. Lane
Washington Lodge
Mary Ockfman
Clearfield, In
City
Charles Critz
Keota
West Chester
Sterling Remedy CO
Todd Stuart
Bacycles Bicycles
Oscar
Solbrig, General Repair Shop
Tie As
McKeone
Main St
Charley Means
East Side Restaurant
Windsor Grocery
M.C. Wetmore Tobacco CO
St. Louis, Mo
America
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